Tool-rack.



No. 766,934. PATENTED AUG. 9, 1904.

J. W. DANHOUR.

TOOL RACK.

APPLICATION FILED MAY G. 1904.

Patented August 9, 1904:.

JGHN W. DANHOUR, OF HUEY, ILLINOIS.

TOQL-HACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 766,934, dated August9, 1904.

Application filed May 8,1904. Serial No. 206,777. (No model.)

To m71 'whom it rrr/.ry concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN W. DANHOUR, a citizen of the United States,residing at Huey, in the county of Clinton, State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Tool-Racks; and I dohereby declare the following' to be a full, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to racks, and more particularly to those designedfor supporting' tools, brooms, shovels, Snc., and has for its object toprovide a rack. of this nature which will be simple of construction andcheap of manufacture and which will be so constructed that the tool orother implement will be prevented from becoming accidentally displacedtherefrom.

In the drawing's forming a portion of this specification, and. in whichlike numerals of .reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a perspective view of the rack and showing an implementsupported thereby. Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the empty rack.

Referring' now to the drawings, the present invention comprisesarectangular slat 5, having an opening (i in its upper end for engagement with a peg to support the rack, and extending forwardly from theslat adjacent to the upper end thereof are spaced arms 7 and 8, havingbraces 9 and 10 at their free ends, which extend downwardly and inwardlyand are secured at their lower ends to the slat 5. At the outer ends ofthe arms 7 and 8 are npwardly-extending portions 11, which act to-prevent the implements from becoming displaced from the rack, it beingunderstood that the implements are disposed with their heads restingupon the arms 7 and 8 and with their handles depending' therebetween.

The arms 7 and 8, the braces 9 and 10, and the portions 11 are formedfrom a single metallic rod, which is bent to form spaced portions and aconnecting-bight 12. The spaced portions are bent to form loops betweentheir ends, the portions between the loops and the bight 12 forming thebraces 9 and 10, while the portions beyond the loopsv extend at an acuteangle to the just-mentioned portions, thus forming the arms 7 and 8, theloops, which extend above these portions, forming the upwardly-extcndingportions 11. The free ends of the spaced portions are bent to formlaterally-extending eyes 13, with which are engaged screws 14, whichhold the arms 7 and 8 to the slat 5. The free ends of the braces 9 andl() are secured to the slat by means of staples 15, which are engagedover the bight 12.

As shown in Fig. 1, the arms 7 and 8 are sufficiently long to supportaplurality of implements, and the slat 5 is provided with a perforation16 in its lower end for 'the reception of a screw, by which the rack maybe permanently secured to a wall or oth er surface, it being' understoodthat'in this case a similar screw is engaged with the perforation 6.

What is claimed isl. In a device of the class described, the combinationwith a slat, of a bracket secured to `the slat, said bracket comprisinga metallic rod bent to form spaced portions and a connecting-bight, saidspaced portions being bent to form alining loops between their ends, theportions between the loops and the free ends ofthe spaced portionsextending at an acute angle to the remaining portions, said portionsloops and the free ends of the members.

wardly at an angle to the portions between the l In testimony whereofl Iafflx my signature n presence of two wltnesses.

JOHN W. DANHOUR.

WVtnesses:

J. A. ENTREKIN, ALBERT HoGsHEAD.

